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Thursday, 17 April 2014

View of dais of the special meeting to form Reception Committee to 1st AIC of AIPRPA at Vellore

Confederation Secretary Vellore Com.Perumal addressing

Leaders on the dais of the special meeting

K.Ragavendran General Convenor AIPRPA & State General Secretary Tamilnadu State addressing

RECEPTION COMMITTEE TO 1st AIC FORMED

In a special meeting organised
under the chairmanship of State President of AIPRPA Comrade M.Kannaiyan by the
Vellore District AIPRPA the Reception Committee to host the 1st All
India Conference of AIPRPA has been formed.

Leaders of State AIPRPA and
several sister Pensioners Organisations from State Government, Electricity
Board, BSNL-DOT and even from Central Trade Unions and Confederation and Postal
and Telecom Unions / Associations of Vellore District attended the meeting and
extended total cooperation to the All India Conference.

The State Working Committee of
AIPRPA that met earlier on 25.03.2014 had welcomed the decision of the All
India Steering Committee to hold the AIC at Vellore in Tamilnadu State and
decided to constitute a broad-based Reception Committee to successfully conduct
the AIC with maximum convenience to the Delegates and Visitors attending the
AIC on 19-20 July, 2014. Vellore is a historical city very nearer to Chennai
City with great conveyance facilities by train and bus and just with 2 ½ to 3
hours travel. The historical fort called the Vellore Fort is situated in the
heart of the town. The Golden Temple of Sripuram in Vellore is the latest
tourist attraction for both devotees and tourists. Theneighbouring district Thiruvannamalai boasts
the presence of Sri Arunachaleswaran Temple. Vellore is also famous for the
presence of the world famous CMC Hospital. The trade unions in Vellore are
strong and active and naturally the AIPRPA is one of the strongest in Tamilnadu
State. This town is eagerly waiting to host the 1st AIC in a
befitting manner.

The AIC will be addressed by the
Honourable Members of Parliament; Secretary General of Postal Federations;
Senior retired Officers of Postal Department; Leaders of All India Pensioners
Organisations and State Pensioners Organisations. It will be a great
opportunity to discuss all our problems as a pensioner in general and a postal
pensioner in particular.

Vellore comrades have approached
the Chairman of the renowned national famous educational institution at Vellore
called the Vellore Institute of Technology University who gladly agreed to
provide his son Sri.G.V.Selvam the Vice President of the VIT University to be
the Chairman of the Reception Committee. The involvement of the prestigious VIT
University and its influential leaders heading our Reception Committee gives us
immense pleasure and strength.

The Reception Committee has printed donation tickets with 100/-;
200/-; and 500/- denomination. As per the decision of State Working Committee a
donation of 100/- from all members of our Association in all districts in
Tamilnadu shall be collected. The members of Vellore District as the host of
the AIC will be approached for 200/- donation per member. In addition 200/- and
500/- donation will be taken to members of public for donation. An advertisement
tariff has beenprinted for the purpose
of Souvenir.

The Advertisement Tariff and token donation books of 200/- will be
sent to all members of All India Steering Committee for the purpose of
contributing towards AIC funds. All India Steering Committee members are
requested to collect at least five
advertisements from their States for the Souvenir.

The State Conference of Odisha
State is fixed on 17.05.2014. The State Conference of Andhra is reported to be
organised immediately after the elections in that State. All other States where
State Conference has not taken place should take all steps for holding it after
the General Elections as decided in the meeting of All India Steering Committee.
No State should lag behind in forming the State Association before the AIC at
Vellore in July, 2014. All Districts /
Divisions in all States should send delegates @ one delegate per 25 members to
the AIC.

Detailed Circular from the
Reception Committee about various issues will be issued shortly.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department's OM No. 42/13/2012- P&PW(G) dated 3rd Oct, 2013 on the subject mentioned above and to state that the President is pleased to decide that the Dearness Relief (DR) payable to Central Government pensioners/family pensioners shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 90 % to 100% w.e.f. pt Jan, 2014.

2. These orders apply to (i) All Civilian Central Government Pensioners/Family Pensioners (ii) The Armed Forces Pensioners, Civilian Pensioners paid out of the Defence Service Estimates, (iii) All India Service Pensioners (iv) Railway Pensioners and (v) The Burma Civilian pensioners/family pensioners and pensioners/families of displaced Government pensioners from Pakistan, who are Indian Nationals but receiving pension on behalf of Government of Pakistan and are in receipt of ad-hoc ex-gratia allowance of Rs.3500/- p.m. in terms of this Department's OM No. 23/1/97-P&PW(B) dated 23.2.1998 read with this Department's OM No. 23/3/2008-P&PW(B) dated 15.9.2008.

3. Central Government Employees who had drawn lump sum amount on absorption in a PSU/Autonomous body and have become eligible to restoration of 1/3rdcommuted portion of pension as well as revision of the restored amount in terms of this Department's OM No. 4/59/97-P&PW (D) dated 14.07.1998 will also be entitled to the payment of DR @ 100% w.e.f. 1.1.2014 on full pension i.e. the revised pension which the absorbed employee would have received on the date of restoration had he not drawn lump sum payment on absorption and Dearness Pension subject to fulfillment of the conditions laid down in para 5 of the a.M. dated 14.07.98. In this connection, instructions contained in this Department's OM NoA/29/99-P&PW (D) dated. 12.7.2000 refer.

4. Payment of DR involving a fraction of a rupee shall be rounded off to the next higher rupee.

5. Other provisions governing grant of DR in respect of employed family pensioners and re-employed Central Government Pensioners will be regulated in accordance with the provisions contained in this Department's OM No. 45/73/97-P&PW (G) dated 2.7.1999 as amended vide this Department's OM No. F. No. 38/88/2008-P&PW(G) dated 9th July, 2009. The provisions relating to regulation of DR where a pensioner is in receipt of more than one pension, will remain unchanged.

6. In the case of retired Judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts, necessary orders will be issued by the Department of Justice separately.

7. It will be the responsibility of the pension disbursing authorities, including the nationalized banks, etc. to calculate the quantum of DR payable in each individual case.

8. The offices of Accountant General and Authorised Public Sector Banks are requested to arrange payment of relief to pensioners etc. on the basis of these instructions without waiting for any further instructions from the Comptroller and Auditor General of India and the Reserve Bank of India in view of letter No. 528-TA, II/34-80-II dated 23/04/1981 of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India addressed to all Accountant Generals and Reserve Bank of India Circular No. GANB No. 2958/GA-64 (ii) (CGL)/81 dated the 21st May, 1981 addressed to State Bank of India and its subsidiaries and all Nationalised Banks.

9. In their application to the pensioners/family pensioners belonging to Indian Audit and Accounts Department, these orders issue after consultation with the C&AG.

10. This issues with the concurrence of Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure conveyed vide their OM No.1( 4)/EV/2004 dated 07th, April, 2014.

11. Hindi version will follow.

( Charanjit Taneja)

Under Secretary to the Government of India

To,

All Ministries/Departments of the Government of India/Chief Secretaries and AGs

There seems to be an unusual delay in the release of Dearness Relief
Orders for Pensioners w.e.f. 1.1.2014 even though the orders of the Finance
Ministry for payment of DA to regular Central Government Employees had been
released and endorsed by several Departments for payment. Normally in quick
succession the orders from the Ministry of Pensioners Welfare used to be
released after the approval orders of the Ministry of Finance. This time that
has not happened.

The Pensioners being the lesser privileged sections, the delay is
causing much strain on them.

It is kindly requested that the matter may kindly be looked into and
necessary orders for payment of DR to Pensioners may be caused to be expedited.